Working on Us
There is a new series presented by Beckie of the blog Beckie’s Mental Mess. If you are not following her journey, you are missing out!! If you have ever read the comment section of any given post here on R.O.E., you will have read Beckie’s input.
As a very supportive blogger and friend dear to me, I am honored she reached out and asked me to participate in her series. These days my blogging life is hit and miss and I appreciate the personal invite. This is the first of the first as Beckie’s first prompt challenge. Her intentions are to target the mental health community of bloggers.
Here, I’ll let her do the explaining…
RULES:
Each week I will ask a question or questions pertaining to mental health or I will even go as far as posting a surprise. Your job if you so choose to join along, is to write a post on your own blog, and creating a ping-back to the original post.
It is up to you the reader to decide if you want to write a non-fictional or fictional piece, poetry, short prose… Whatever you like and/or whatever you feel most comfortable doing. Whatever you choose to do, I will, therefore, reblog what you have written. This is one way to not only promote your site but also spread awareness to all things mental health related.
As an added bonus… Since there are so many different mental health illnesses/disorders, YOU, the blogger can send me a comment as to what you would like to be the next question (s), and they will be addressed in future posts.
What is the reason behind the “Mental Health Prompt of “Working on Us” (?) It’s fairly simple actually. I’d like this series to be an all-inclusive mental health community blog in order to be a source of more support towards one another. Idea’s, suggestions, and advice can be shared amongst the group.
So, Are We Ready? I am going to start with two prompts. You can pick one or both, and again, you can choose how you want this to be written.
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Prompt #1 – Question:
When you first found out that you had a mental illness/disorder, what was your first reaction? Explain, how this new revelation regarding your health affected you?
Prompt #2 – Picture:
Reminder: This is the first time I conducting “Prompts” so forgive me if I’m doing something wrong. 🙄
Select one or the other or both prompts. Write your own non-fictional, or fictional piece, or poetry, short story, (Whatever you want), then create a ping-back or copy your post and enter it in the comment section of this post.
There ya have it, straight from the horse’s mouth!!
And now for my part 💕
Some see a season
I see a twist
Do I dare speak
on what I see?
As you sit there
and stare
I do see
what you see
And
It’s never compared
Different
And you see
I was raised to believe
that me being me
was different
And
something
I
shouldn’t
be
Mental anguish
has broken me
Hail to
today
I shall say
as I see
A side profile
that represents a space
that houses the brain
Is it a tree you see?
Do you see…
snow on the ground?
I see a broken soul
Dead
Are those crows you see?
I see repetitive thoughts
circling
or maybe
birds of prey
feeding off the carcass
of the soul
With footprints leaving their mark
Proof
a soul was
once there
My vision stripped
bare
Because of you
I dare
and
share.
Candace, OMG! This poem is so poignant, you have brought tears to my eyes. You are such a dear for participating in the first “Working on Us” Series. God Bless You, My Dear Friend!!!! 🙏💚
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You like it? I hope it made sense to others. And I hope to participate each episode. Have you set a day for it each week?
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I really liked it! And, I’m almost positive others would understand it, no worries there.
Every Wednesday, I’ll post a new one. It will run a full week.
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Reblogged this on Beckie's Mental Mess and commented:
REBLOG: Candace of “Revenge of Eve” Selected Prompt #2 for my new series, “Working on Us” – Her poem is poignant and very moving. Thank you, Candace, for participating! God Bless! 💚
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Love this. ❤ ❤
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Thank you ma’am
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Fabulous! Great poem hun!
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Thanks Carol Anne. I hope you are doing well ❤
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Kind of 🥰
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🙁
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